There are still 7 days left in August, and 6 days until Wexford Art School starts. These are also the last few days of Ye Wei's mini-holiday, and he relies on text messages and emails to follow up on work.
He thought that instead of doing nothing in the past six days, staying at Dobrev's house and being looked down upon by Nina, he might as well go out and play to recharge his energy.
After making arrangements with the Constantine couple and Los Angeles, Ye Wei put on his backpack and left as soon as he could, heading to the Laurel River Reserve in Waterloo, more than 20 kilometers away from Scarborough, for hiking and camping.
Popular campsites like Laurel River Reserve that have been commercially developed and have tourism services are not his preference. Of course, the more remote the better for wild camping. It¡¯s just that the place is unfamiliar, and he hasn¡¯t camped in the Amazon for a long time. The jungle is a dream, now let¡¯s do what we can.
But that didn¡¯t mean he was going to lively places. When he arrived at Laurel River, he didn¡¯t settle in any camping area. Instead, he found an uninhabited place in the jungle near the creek to live out the wilderness survival he wanted.
Ye Wei didn't carry many things. He bought some simple outdoor equipment in the supermarket before setting off, including a blue single tent, a cold-proof sleeping bag, a strong flashlight, a Swiss Army knife, a lighter, a box of compressed biscuits, and a 100-power Cell phone, with these gadgets, even if he does not leave the tent for five days, he will not die of hunger or cold.
After setting up the tent, he looked around. The lush trees covered the distance. Only through the gaps between the branches and leaves could he see clear streams flowing, blue sky, white clouds, and soaring birds.
"Wow," Ye Wei raised his hands and shouted, laughing, his heart full of joy.
Those tools are just in case. In the next few days, he will live a primitive life, especially food.
River fish, weeds, wild fruits, and insects are the food. As for what grasses, fruits, and insects can and cannot be eaten, I don¡¯t fully understand them. Just eat what you know you can eat.
And river fish is the first target. The tourism website says that only Carn can be caught here (including carp, silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, black carp and other Asian carps), so fishing is not popular here because North Americans don¡¯t like it. When eating Carn, they find it too fishy and have too many fish bones. People who catch and release it feel that Carn is too small and they feel no sense of accomplishment even after catching it.
But as a Chinese who knows how to drink and eat, Ye Wei has no problem with Carn. It¡¯s better if it¡¯s delicious and not popular. In other words, there is plenty of fish here.
Halfway through the afternoon, Ye Wei came to the river to fish. He used the homemade fishing rod he had just made. When he threw the fishing line, there was a freshly dug earthworm hanging on it! The fishhook fell into the river with a thud.
He has never been obsessed with fishing, nor does he hate it. However, at this moment, it is really comfortable to sit on the rocks by the river and fish quietly.
Sometimes, loneliness is a kind of enjoyment.
After a day out playing, Nina came home in the evening and looked over at the utility room. She saw that the door was closed and she didn't see the guy. Then she discovered that there was no such stupid figure in the room, and she still didn't see him coming for dinner.
At the dining table, she couldn't help but ask her parents doubtfully: "Where did that guy go? Has he moved?" When she said this, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she moved away.
"No, Yunique went to Aijing Pavilion to visit relatives." Mihaela answered her daughter, not saying that she went to the Laurel River Reserve for camping, because she didn't want Nina to go there on a whim. She knew that was very possible. , it should be easier to worry about when school starts.
"He has relatives in Aijing Pavilion? Then why does he want to live in our house?"
A lie requires many lies to cover up, so Mihaela had no choice but to say: "Because this will help him integrate here as quickly as possible, he will stay there for a few days to see how the situation is."
Nina understood. She had a dissatisfied and twisted mouth. She was so stingy. She told him that he would leave after just a few words. It would be best to move away. He is a nuisance with pig ears.
It has fallen into the night, and the Laurel River Reserve is completely silent. Next to the blue tent in the jungle, there is a thick branch with a plump grass carp interspersed on it.
Ye Wei is sitting next to him, tinkering with the most primitive method of drilling wood to make fire. This is definitely not a simple and easy task. It is very long, but it also exercises perseverance.
This was not his first time drilling wood to make fire. He had experience in the selection of wood, drilling methods, and timing of blowing to start a fire. He used a wooden stick with both hands to continuously rotate on a small piece of wood. It took about half an hour to drill. It finally started to smoke. He happily picked up the tinder and blew gently, and then successfully started a fire.
"Hahaha Ptv, Ptv"
Seeing the raging flames ignited in the forage, Ye Wei couldn't help but laugh. He felt so accomplished. He quickly put the firewood into the grass and put the firewood into the grass, and there was a big fire.
He took the branch with the carp skewered on it and hung it on it to grill. The aroma of the fish gradually wafted from the grill, the skin of the fish became golden and the tail of the fish was charred black, and it was done. When it got a little less hot, he started to eat, laughing while eating, and looking at the bright late summer starry sky. He hadn't felt so free and comfortable for a long time.
Most of the fish was eaten, and the fire was still burning.The personal cell phone I was carrying suddenly vibrated with a call. When I took it out, I saw it was Phil Collins.
Ye Wei's laughter suddenly stopped. Since breaking up with Lily, he and Phil had very few calls and text messages, close to zero. They both didn't know how to continue their newly established friendship, but he was about to send Phil a message. A congratulatory text message, tomorrow is the beginning of Phil's farewell tour in the United States.
The first one will be held in Anaheim on the 2nd, and then the second one will be held in Los Angeles on the 2nd
Life must go on. Ye Wei answered the call and said with a smile: "Hey, Phil, good evening."
"Weige, how are you doing lately?"
"Not bad. First of all, I wish you all the best for your US tour."
Phil's magnetic laughter came, and he said in a coquettish way: "Come to the Staples Center on the 2nd to support you? You will sit in the best courtside seat, and there will be a beautiful woman next to you.
"Haha" Ye Wei also laughed. Those two seats had been reserved by Lily a long time ago. Under the blowing of the night wind, looking at the vast starry sky and the firewood crackling, he could really talk about it freely. He smiled and said, "You know Phil, it's over."
Phil sighed and advised in an unassuming way: "Did you give up too quickly?"
"I didn't, it's just" Ye Wei wanted to talk about the trash can, but his words turned into a sigh: "It's just over." He let out a breathy cry, and then said: "I think we have Our friendship has nothing to do with Lily."
¡°Boy, that¡¯s my point too, men to men.¡±
¡°Assholes and bastards.¡±
The two of them laughed loudly as they spoke, knowing how to get along. Phil then added: "But there is one thing I really want to ask your opinion on, whether Lily will be happy or sad."
"Haha" Ye Wei suddenly laughed again and took a bite of the fish's belly, "Forget it, who can understand your daughter's thoughts? We all thought we knew, but in fact we didn't know at all. Think about our pitiful song "Oh don't be angry when I say this. You think she is a lily, but in fact she is a rose with thorns."
After saying that, he spat out a few fish bones, almost swallowing them and getting stuck in his throat.
"It's about the songs." Phil ignored his self-deprecation and said, "The original repertoire of the Los Angeles station included "c'11BeTHat", but now that I'm singing this, I'm afraid Lily will be unhappy. Do you think I should sing it? ?¡±
"It's really a problem of the century." Ye Weiyi thought of a lot in an instant, and finally thought about it seriously before saying: "Let me analyze it for you, if this song reminds her of those memories that have become unpleasant, then she puts them down. , she will think of her father¡¯s kindness, no matter what, you support her; if she doesn¡¯t let goshe will also think of her father¡¯s kindness, I am a bastard, you are the angel who loves and protects her.¡±
"Wellit makes some sense. I am also inclined to sing, tell her you still have a father."
"Yes, yes, that's pretty much it."
The two finished chatting about this topic, and then talked about their year-end conversation for a while. The most important thing was to laugh at each other and have fun before ending the call.
After finishing the whole fish, his stomach was barely full. Looking at the night sky, Ye Wei sang Zhu Er's "TI" softly: "Love is persistent, love is sweet, do you dare not to change one thing? I I want to be connected with you, to feel how I feel now and all the time, to say that you will stay like this forever, forever and ever, and we will never change"
He stopped while singing, laughed a few times, and suddenly shouted: "It's over. Don't forget why you came to Canada to study? Make a good movie and live a new life. Please, brother, yes, sir."
"Yes, sir, maybe I should listen to Nina and change."
Ye Wei murmured and nodded, with a determined look on his face, "A new life."